2/02/2011 @ 12:00PM

In Pictures: America's 20 Most Miserable Cities

No. 7 Chicago, Ill.

Baseball’s Cubs used to be lovable losers, but $140 million payrolls and 102 years and counting without a World Series title is miserable. Chicago had the highest sales tax among big cities at 10.25%, but it was rolled back to 9.75% last year and now matches Los Angeles and Oakland for the top rate.